GTI Signs Piazza for Piazza

GT Interactive announces that the Dodger slugger will star in his own game

By IGN Staff

In an official press release, GT Interactive today announced that it signed baseball star, Mike Piazza, for its forthcoming baseball game, Mike Piazza's Strike Zone.

Industry pundits submit that the decision to sign Piazza for the title was in no way made because the game happened to bear his name. In fact, up until the official signing, popular rumors hinted that Ken Griffey Jr. was being considered to endorse Mike Piazza's StrikeZone.

"It's trendy for stars endorsing games to show up in them somewhere nowadays," explained a source who wished to remain unnamed. "In fact, I've already heard of plans for Duke Nukem to make an appearance in Duke Nukem: A Time To Kill and it's not just for GT Interactive games, either. Turok will probably be in Acclaim's Turok 2 and we've got confirmation that Yoshi will be in Yoshi's Story."

GT Interactive said that it will be issuing a press release tomorrow announcing that it had issued a press release.

In other news, Midway announced that it has licensed Id's popular game title "Quake" for its upcoming N64 conversion. Industry sources also suggest that Rare's Donkey Kong 64 will actually star Nintendo's famous gorilla, Donkey Kong.